Hello~My grandparents were from Dobbs Ferry NY,is that anywhere near Duchess County?Walter Morse,Chesterfield, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: <kdhalvey@optonline.net> To: <MORSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:54 PM Subject: [MORSE] Mors, Morse, Moss in Dutchess County > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UN2.2ACIB/1222 > > Message Board Post: > > Searching for Mors, Morse, Moss families in Dutchess County, NY. My gggg > grandfather, Jason Mors had at least four sons: Joseph, b abt 1801, Henry, > b abt 1806, James, b 1818, and George W., b 1823. Obviously, there are > children (sons and daughters???) missing with that wide range of > birthdates. My ggg grandfather is the James, b 1818. I have seen this > family name spelled Mors, Morse, and Moss at different times. I have > information on the other three brothers as well and am willing to share. > Hoping someone has information on the ancestry of this family since they > have been my brick wall for years. > > > ==== MORSE Mailing List ==== > MORSE Society http://morsesociety.org/ > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/m/morse.html > MORSE Archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >
Dobbs Ferry is in Westchester County, but close enough that some of the family might have neded up there. Have never seen any reference to this family in Westchester, but that doesn't mean one or more may have moved there, especially daughters who may have married.